The Coming Threats of Generative AI and What to Do

In my last post, I wrote that there is currently an emergence of AI tools that can create new content, called generative AI. These tools can generate emails, poems, images, and more based on your input (known as prompts). This is a recent development because the tools emerged only in 2022. The underlying technologies have been developed for several years, but they seemed to reach a tipping point last year with the launch of tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and ChatGPT. We are only at the beginning of this new era. When someone at Reddit asked Bill Gates about his views on ChatGPT, his response was “It gives a glimpse of what is to come. I am impressed with this whole approach and the rate of innovation.” So, what we are seeing now is just a glimpse of the future! The questions are: Will we be threatened by AI? Will AI take over our jobs? How should we approach this new development? I believe these are important questions. The developers of GPT-4, the newest version of ChatGPT, wrote this in their technical report: The impact of GPT-4 on the economy and workforce should be a crucial consideration for policymakers and other stakeholders. While existing research primarily focuses on how AI and generative models can augment human workers, GPT-4 or subsequent models may lead to the automation of certain jobs. This could result in workforce displacement. Over time, we expect GPT-4 to impact even jobs that have historically required years of experience and education...
Source: Life Optimizer - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Learning Working Source Type: blogs